A northern Kentucky man has admitted to cyberstalking and threatening a U.S. senator and a U.S. congressman, according to media partners WCPO-9 TV.
Benjamin Keebler, 55, pleaded guilty Friday in federal court to charges of cyberstalking and making threatening communications.
A grand jury indicted Keebler in January for using a cell phone to harass and intimidate a U.S. congressman between February 2023 and May 2025, WCPO-9 reported.
According to the indictment, Keebler called a phone system linked to the congressman on multiple occasions and threatened to harm him, including saying he would shoot him in the head at a town hall.
He also threatened to shoot him in the head at a town hall and lynch him.
Keebler made similar threats toward a U.S. senator.
He said, “somebody needs to come to (the Senator’s) house and do a … hammer visit,” according to the indictment.
The indictment did not identify the victims, WCPO-9 reported.
Keebler will remain out on bond until his sentencing on July 30.
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